diff --git a/package/protobuf/protobuf.hash b/package/protobuf/protobuf.hash
index 9ec6bc759d..8c2ade37e7 100644
--- a/package/protobuf/protobuf.hash
+++ b/package/protobuf/protobuf.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 # Locally calculated
 sha256 51d773e4297238b282eaa4c1dd317099675b12eef2b414732b851c00459225c6 protobuf-cpp-3.2.0.tar.gz
+sha256 da80c39838515913633f4cbd875fdd4ad711be95c83a50ff5096b9f1254033b3 416f90939d4de58fe1a4e2489120010313183291.patch
diff --git a/package/protobuf/protobuf.mk b/package/protobuf/protobuf.mk
index a3e96d4f89..610da8c04a 100644
--- a/package/protobuf/protobuf.mk
+++ b/package/protobuf/protobuf.mk
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ PROTOBUF_CONF_OPTS = --with-protoc=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/bin/protoc
 
 PROTOBUF_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
+PROTOBUF_PATCH = https://github.com/google/protobuf/commit/416f90939d4de58fe1a4e2489120010313183291.patch
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
 PROTOBUF_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
 endif